[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Dragonstrike]

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...Oh, and HOW smoll Ziggy Kee stares at the graceful Virizion!~ The moment his deep-red eyes spot the big gazelle-like Grass type, Kee abruptly stops in his tracks, completely baffled and awestruck by her lovely appearance... He even feels a faint blush developing on his furry face and his tiny heart beating fasther! NEVER BEFORE has he seen such elegance and beauty in a Pokemon, neither as a Pokemon himself nor as a human (at least not in whatever memories remain from his past human life) - well, apart from his dear partnermon Octavia.:*☆, that is, which is a completely different matter. 'Oh thank the heavens and above for letting me become a Pokemon mahself and getting the chance to admire such a noble fellow Pokemon', Kee thinks to himself.

Somewhat muffled Virizion's words of greeting reach Kee, but they're enough to cause him to get startled, become defensive in an instant and, after a second that felt like half an eternity has passed, return to the current planet and place. He shakes his head in order to clear his mind fully, then coughs in embarassement. Not that this reduces his fainnnnt blush and mildly accelerated heartbeat, but now is NOT the time for any sweet talk, nopeeee ! (>0<＃) "Uh...", Kee begins, "Well there, 't is a pleasure t'meet ya three!~" He bows his furry head in a respectful greeting. "And, hehe, no worries, dear-me 's indeed nat from 'round here, ya're completely c'rrect on that, Emolga!~" Another cough, Kee's trying hard to get back into a I-am-buy-with-serious-stuff-and-on-an-important-mission sort of mindset. A friendly yet toothy smile is still displayed by the crittercoon. "And yes, ya can 'ndeed help me with somethin', but lemme introduce mahself firstly, k? K, thanks!~" Kee takes a proud and self-confident posture, regardless how often he has and will need to explain why he's here, he never gets bored of it nor does it descrease his courage! "Ziggy Kee or just Kee is mah name, proud member of Team OS an' Delphox's Guild, we've been coming along with dear Espeon and Umbreon to yar continent on an 'mportant an' special mission, ya see." +100% pride and gleeming confidence for Kee as doesn't matter how often he repeats it, it's still meaning a lot for him to have been picked for this mission by the Guildmaster, hehe.

"...And while we're on it, it came to Team OS's humble ears that here at paradise things aren't as paradisic as they used t'be, 's that whereabouts of Sue are unclear, filling Haxorus with extra-grief an' worry." Kee lets his ears hang for a moment, but almost immediately rears up to radiate positive and comforting vibes. "Cannot and will not let that be, so we vowed t' help y'all bringing her back to where she b'longs, 'specially after hearing how much she has done for y'all and how she gave ya a truckload of hope! Been told by kind Hydreigon that ya three were among the last ones havin' had contact with Sue, so... D'ya have any clue or ideas where she may have gone? Did she...mention anything that may bring us on her tracks? Anything, however small, may be 'mportant!"

A Small Bit of Hope: Theme of Hope (Light Arrangement 3) - PMD: GtI

Virizion smiles sweetly.  "Well, it's nice to meet you, Kee.  I'm Virizion, and these two are Emolga and Dunsparce."

"And we're proud members of Emolga's Enforcers!  If you ever have a problem, just leave it to us!"

"What he actually means is we're members of Team Paradise.  And that we're actually in a bit of a pickle ourselves..."

"Why you gotta be such a downer, Dunsparce?  Sure, we don't know where Sue went, but..."

"It's very kind of you to take time out of what I assume is a very busy schedule to help us, Kee.  A friend of Espeon and Umbreon is a friend of ours.  I'm afraid we don't know much more about Sue's whereabouts than you do, however.  Dunsparce was the last one to see her, to be more exact."

"Well, uh...it's not like she told me where she was going...I know she was preparing to go somewhere cold from the scarf she was wrapping around her neck and the Focus Blast TM she was carrying, but that could be any number of locations she was planning to visit."

"We've been trying to figure out where exactly she might have went in the frozen north, but we can't think of any reasons why she would have wanted to head up there in the first place.  All of the mystery dungeons we can think of are suuuuuuper dangerous or far away.  Or both!"

"Well, there is one icy dungeon that's not too far away or particularly dangerous..."

"Yeah, but the Glacier Palace was completely destroyed after Sue beat the Bittercold, right?  I don't think there's any reason for her to go to the Great Glacier.  Besides, she'd need help from Espeon and Umbreon to get there.  It's not exactly an easy to reach location."

"Maybe..."

"If you find out anything more specific or have any ideas, Kee, we would love to hear it.  Knowing that there's others willing to help us brings us hope.  So, how about you and your team?  What can we help with regarding your special mission?  We were just about to head to the forest plaza, so why don't you tell us about it on the way there?"

[Dragonstrike]

 

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(You know, I didn't actually mind the wait, considering you were busy and all, and truth be told I'm busy now with the start of school, but hey, thank you for the plot hook!)

'Suddenly' was the right term, as she made a near Metal Sound level of racket as she awoke, screeching "By the Twins!" and looking halfway between startled and panicked before she noticed her company. A small but awkward amount of silence passed as she stared at the two, now suddenly mortified and very aware of herself, before she meekly *coughed* and looked to the side for a moment, contrite.

".....Apologies. I just had a most......peculiar dream that has left me rather.....rattled. If you could please forgive me of this rudeness and forget about it, that would be very nice."

Foggy headed from her recent awaken and disturbed from her Dream (for it deserve Capitalization) as she was, the three headed drake comment shook her awake as she remember why she passed out and found herself here. Almost immediately she started to become an odd mix of extremely excited at the revelation that her companions were Human, eeeeeee!!!, and absolutely appalled and embarrassed at the scene and inconvenience she made. What would her mother think of her acting so....so utterly debased?! Adventurer as she was and learning to live a new lifestyle, she should hold herself to some standards, by the gods.

Another shiver wracked her metallic being, shocking her out of her self-admonishment and emotional frenzy as she was reminded again of what she Witnessed in her Dream. No, no, the time to worry about appearances and her human friends ('ohmyohmyeeeeeee - STOP IT, you feather brained!!') was NOT now. She needed to tell her companions, Lord Umbreon and Espeon.....the Guardian Hydregion and this Haxorous? (Should she? ....Yes, something is telling her she should) about her Dream NOW.

Only half-way paying attention to what the axe-bladed drake was asking her, Platina hopped up quickly, looking nonchalantly at them and the jovial hydra with sudden seriousness and apprehension.

"My apologies once more, but I must hold off answering you questions to tell you two first this - I had a Dream. Not just any dream, but one that carried a Vision with a Message. Please, humor me as I share it: I was in a cold, cold place. A blizzard was howling. I could hear this......clicking. It was unnatural. Unnerving. Waiting for....something. Then the storm clear, and I was in a icy domain. One belong to a Dragon with wings of Ice and a powerful presence. It was....entreating the company of a Raichu, I believe. Then it looked at me, as spoke thus, at this moment and the one before: A storm is approaching...as sure as the ticking of a clock, the movements of a machine...  Find me in the Glacial Ruins.  We have much to discuss. Then, at last, I was permitted to wake[i].[/i]"

She paused for few seconds and looked down, taking a deep, shuddering breath, before she looked back to her two hosts, worried.

".....Does this mean anything to you two? To my Team's mission? Because somehow.....somehow I don't think it's unrelated to either."

A Frigid Vision: Icy Sanctum (Arrangement 1) - PMD: GtI

Hydreigon and Haxorus look at each other for a brief moment, disbelief and surprise in their eyes after hearing what Platina had to say.  

"Do you think that could be..."

"...it has to be.  There's no doubt."

Haxorus kneels down to get on eye level with the much smaller bird pokemon.  "You're absolutely certain about what you saw?  A Raichu speaking with an Ice covered Dragon?"

(Assuming Platina answers affirmatively...)

"...that Dragon can only be one individual: Kyurem."

The name sends a shiver down Platina's spine, as if a frigid chill had just set upon the room she's in, though she has no idea what the involvement of this pokemon might mean.

Hydreigon elaborates.  "They are a powerful Legendary pokemon that is able to see into the future and predict its most likely outcome.  Team Paradise has had several run ins with this Legendary pokemon in the past."

"He opposed us initially, and he vanished after our final showdown.  Nobody's seen hide nor tail of him since the Bittercold's destruction.  If Sue's gone to meet with him, she must have learned where he is...the Glacial Ruins..."

"That isn't a Mystery Dungeon I believe you've visited before."

"It isn't.  I have no idea where that might be.  We can probably assume it's somewhere on the Mist Continent though.  We need to report this to the rest of the Team immediately."

Hydreigon gives Platina a concerned look.  "Are you feeling well enough to stand, Platina?  You should come with us to Paradise.  If you have any questions, we can answer them on the way there."

[Dragonstrike]

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Daxter blinks in surprise as he takes the Moomoo Milk. "Ah, thanks. Let's get going, shall we? The longer I put this Thunder Forest business off the more likely I am to just... leave that Braixen girl to fend for herself."

He pauses. "I know, that sounds horrible, but you don't get far without a certain amount of self-preservation now, do you? Either way, I'll go and tell my team, you two should start preparing."

Daxter makes his way back to Rowlet and Snom. "Found our runaway. Looks like we're heading to the Thunder Forest."

He shudders, and then stares at his team resolutely. "Guess we're just gonna have to try and use our area moves as much as possible and just hope I don't get hit. Stay ready, team."

He then meets up with Bunneby and Dedenne. "You two ready to get moving?"

All four pokemon accompanying Daxter respond in the affirmative, and the five of them head to the docks to get a ride from Lapras.

The ride to the Mystery Dungeon is rather uneventful, save from the gathering of dark stormclouds overhead the closer they get to their destination.

"We probably shouldn't dawdle when we get there.  Looks like a storm's coming."

"Be on your guard, Daxter.  Storms like this tend to attract Electric types."

They disembark on the shoreline, and the entrance to the Mystery Dungeon isn't far off.  As the group starts walking into the treeline, they quickly find themselves with the familiar sensation of entering a maze-like location that defies all explanation.

Thunder Forest: Amp Plains Remaster by Zame - PMD: Explorers of T/D/S

Thunder Forest 1F

   

Trees surround them on all sides.  Well trodden paths through gaps in the foliage in front of the group and to their right can be seen, resembling the corridors of a Mystery Dungeon. To the left is a wall of vines that appears to be climbable, heading higher into the trees.

The rumble of thunder is heard overhead, and it begins to rain soon after, the raindrops dripping through gaps in the leaves overhead.

"It looks like we're in luck, Daxter!  This weather should power up your Water type moves!"

"It's also perfect weather for a lightning strike."

Bunnelby's blunt commentary isn't exactly comforting, though Rowlet doesn't seem to care much.  Snom looks around slightly nervously at the unfamiliar surroundings.

"Let's get started with mapping this location.  I hope the storm doesn't interfere with my communications.  Where to first, Daxter?"

[Lord Windos]

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A Frigid Vision: Icy Sanctum (Arrangement 1) - PMD: GtI

Hydreigon and Haxorus look at each other for a brief moment, disbelief and surprise in their eyes after hearing what Platina had to say.  

"Do you think that could be..."

"...it has to be.  There's no doubt."

Haxorus kneels down to get on eye level with the much smaller bird pokemon.  "You're absolutely certain about what you saw?  A Raichu speaking with an Ice covered Dragon?"

(Assuming Platina answers affirmatively...)

"...that Dragon can only be one individual: Kyurem."

The name sends a shiver down Platina's spine, as if a frigid chill had just set upon the room she's in, though she has no idea what the involvement of this pokemon might mean.

Hydreigon elaborates.  "They are a powerful Legendary pokemon that is able to see into the future and predict its most likely outcome.  Team Paradise has had several run ins with this Legendary pokemon in the past."

"He opposed us initially, and he vanished after our final showdown.  Nobody's seen hide nor tail of him since the Bittercold's destruction.  If Sue's gone to meet with him, she must have learned where he is...the Glacial Ruins..."

"That isn't a Mystery Dungeon I believe you've visited before."

"It isn't.  I have no idea where that might be.  We can probably assume it's somewhere on the Mist Continent though.  We need to report this to the rest of the Team immediately."

Hydreigon gives Platina a concerned look.  "Are you feeling well enough to stand, Platina?  You should come with us to Paradise.  If you have any questions, we can answer them on the way there."

The reveal of their.....Dream Giver, Kuyrem, brought no small amount of shock along with the chill It's Name brought, causing her to look upon the two Dragons with disbelief and a little fear. Still, when Hyrdegion asked if they could move out she hesitantly nodded, almost daintily hopping off the bed and beside them, still looking somewhat out of it from her Dream and the recent news dumped upon her.

"Yes.....I believe I can move again. We need to meet with everyone quickly, share this Revelation, and plan out our next course before.....before anything more can surprise us."

On the way to Paradise, she has this to say to the axe drake and black 'n blue hydra, looking between the two with confusion and worry.

".....A Dragon God contacted me. Me, a simple....Rookidee, to share such an unbelievably important Message. In all of creation why? I'm not yet - I mean, what purpose do They have giving me this....this portent of Theirs? Instead of you, your.....Partner's friend, I guess? Or you, oh great Guardian? It....it doesn't make sense. Even the most aloof and illusive of the Gods would commune with It's followers or old rivals first than entrust such an important Message to a.....nobody like me."

She says the last part with more than a bit of distaste, but that was what she was now. A nobody, looking to make her way in the world and prove she can stand tall in it on her own merits.

A moment later she lets out a small *sigh* , before looking back to Haxorous.

"You....had some questions yourself earlier you wanted to ask, if I recall correctly? Speak them now, if you may. I.....perhaps it would take my mind off things. Anything to me center myself better after my.....Dream would be good, yes....."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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...Oh, and HOW smoll Ziggy Kee stares at the graceful Virizion!~ The moment his deep-red eyes spot the big gazelle-like Grass type, Kee abruptly stops in his tracks, completely baffled and awestruck by her lovely appearance... He even feels a faint blush developing on his furry face and his tiny heart beating fasther! NEVER BEFORE has he seen such elegance and beauty in a Pokemon, neither as a Pokemon himself nor as a human (at least not in whatever memories remain from his past human life) - well, apart from his dear partnermon Octavia.:*☆, that is, which is a completely different matter. 'Oh thank the heavens and above for letting me become a Pokemon mahself and getting the chance to admire such a noble fellow Pokemon', Kee thinks to himself.

Somewhat muffled Virizion's words of greeting reach Kee, but they're enough to cause him to get startled, become defensive in an instant and, after a second that felt like half an eternity has passed, return to the current planet and place. He shakes his head in order to clear his mind fully, then coughs in embarassement. Not that this reduces his fainnnnt blush and mildly accelerated heartbeat, but now is NOT the time for any sweet talk, nopeeee ! (>0<＃) "Uh...", Kee begins, "Well there, 't is a pleasure t'meet ya three!~" He bows his furry head in a respectful greeting. "And, hehe, no worries, dear-me 's indeed nat from 'round here, ya're completely c'rrect on that, Emolga!~" Another cough, Kee's trying hard to get back into a I-am-buy-with-serious-stuff-and-on-an-important-mission sort of mindset. A friendly yet toothy smile is still displayed by the crittercoon. "And yes, ya can 'ndeed help me with somethin', but lemme introduce mahself firstly, k? K, thanks!~" Kee takes a proud and self-confident posture, regardless how often he has and will need to explain why he's here, he never gets bored of it nor does it descrease his courage! "Ziggy Kee or just Kee is mah name, proud member of Team OS an' Delphox's Guild, we've been coming along with dear Espeon and Umbreon to yar continent on an 'mportant an' special mission, ya see." +100% pride and gleeming confidence for Kee as doesn't matter how often he repeats it, it's still meaning a lot for him to have been picked for this mission by the Guildmaster, hehe.

"...And while we're on it, it came to Team OS's humble ears that here at paradise things aren't as paradisic as they used t'be, 's that whereabouts of Sue are unclear, filling Haxorus with extra-grief an' worry." Kee lets his ears hang for a moment, but almost immediately rears up to radiate positive and comforting vibes. "Cannot and will not let that be, so we vowed t' help y'all bringing her back to where she b'longs, 'specially after hearing how much she has done for y'all and how she gave ya a truckload of hope! Been told by kind Hydreigon that ya three were among the last ones havin' had contact with Sue, so... D'ya have any clue or ideas where she may have gone? Did she...mention anything that may bring us on her tracks? Anything, however small, may be 'mportant!"

A Small Bit of Hope: Theme of Hope (Light Arrangement 3) - PMD: GtI

Virizion smiles sweetly.  "Well, it's nice to meet you, Kee.  I'm Virizion, and these two are Emolga and Dunsparce."

"And we're proud members of Emolga's Enforcers!  If you ever have a problem, just leave it to us!"

"What he actually means is we're members of Team Paradise.  And that we're actually in a bit of a pickle ourselves..."

"Why you gotta be such a downer, Dunsparce?  Sure, we don't know where Sue went, but..."

"It's very kind of you to take time out of what I assume is a very busy schedule to help us, Kee.  A friend of Espeon and Umbreon is a friend of ours.  I'm afraid we don't know much more about Sue's whereabouts than you do, however.  Dunsparce was the last one to see her, to be more exact."

"Well, uh...it's not like she told me where she was going...I know she was preparing to go somewhere cold from the scarf she was wrapping around her neck and the Focus Blast TM she was carrying, but that could be any number of locations she was planning to visit."

"We've been trying to figure out where exactly she might have went in the frozen north, but we can't think of any reasons why she would have wanted to head up there in the first place.  All of the mystery dungeons we can think of are suuuuuuper dangerous or far away.  Or both!"

"Well, there is one icy dungeon that's not too far away or particularly dangerous..."

"Yeah, but the Glacier Palace was completely destroyed after Sue beat the Bittercold, right?  I don't think there's any reason for her to go to the Great Glacier.  Besides, she'd need help from Espeon and Umbreon to get there.  It's not exactly an easy to reach location."

"Maybe..."

"If you find out anything more specific or have any ideas, Kee, we would love to hear it.  Knowing that there's others willing to help us brings us hope.  So, how about you and your team?  What can we help with regarding your special mission?  We were just about to head to the forest plaza, so why don't you tell us about it on the way there?"

...Heck, Kee would not have imagined in his wildest dreams that there would be something more beautiful than Virizion, but there reality is to teach smol him otherwise: Yes there IS something more beautiful than Virizion, which is a sweetly smiling Virizion !!~ Kee's blush intensifies for short as he admires this beauty! and elegance! before the crittercoon manages to clear his mind enough to pay attention to more pressuring matters. Focus, Kee stay focused !! (>0<; )


He gives off his trademarked 'No big deal'-wave with a paw of his towards the green musketeermon for their words of it being very kind to take the time to help with the issue about missing Sue. "Ah please, now ya're flatterin' me!~ Gotta hang on to hope, and to dear-me it's only natural t'help where I can!!" He coughs, somewhat proud of himself now. How lucky that he managed to team up with the two Eeeveelutions, heck knows what would be the case if he would not have done so. In his mind he thanks Arcanine for encouraging him back there at Delphox's Guild.

With lots of attention and though Kee listens to what Dunsparce and Emolga tell him... And toput it frankly, he's kind of alarmed about it. "So dat means that lovely Sue has probably wandered of finto an 'specially dangerours AND far away Mystery Dungeon, most likely into an icy one...? 'Great Glacier' doesn't sound like tha most pleasant or chilled place t'be, but then again if Sue managed t'save y'all and restore hope, I bet she's strong and 'xperienced enough t'make it. I...Uh, DO wonder why she'd opt to GO ALONE h'wever, why she'd NAT take Haxorus with her...?" Kee throws questioning looks to each of the three Pokemon, knowing they're pressumably just as puzzled about this as he is. "Hydreigon mention'd somethin' 'bout the 'Bittercold'. Said 'it' was defeated an' all. Ya say this 'Great Glacier' is destroyed after 'its' defeat? Huh well... YOU and WE think that there's no reason for Sue t'go there, but I bet the purple highlights in my fur that she DOES have any reason t'go there if that's where she headed to, even if only SHE knows said reason. If training an' mere adventure or dungeoncrawlin' would be what she aimed for, she could 'ave chosen any hard Mystery Dungeon and NAT a destroyed an' significant one like that one, ya understand what Imma tryin' t'say...?" Ugh, nope, Kee does not like the feeling and foreshadowing he's getting here, it causes him to shiver and grimace for a moment.

Again he shakes himself, stretches his furry body, then eagerly nods towards Virizion. "'F course I will let ya know of any update, yessss! Happeh to join ya to that forest plaza too!~ *cue wide smile* Ah well, my an' Team OS's special mission... *cough* Basically, we're on that lookout for a specific runaway 'Mon: Braixen. A rather sassy one even. For her own reasons tha dear daughter of our Guildmaster Delphox has chosen t'turn her back to that Guild, betcha that's anythin' but good news to our Guildmaster. Has there, by mere chance, any sightings or word of that teenage fox 'round Paradise? And while we're on it, did ya notice any weird strorms plaquing the area as of lately? One of our Guildmaster' best Team's been sent out t'investigate, but they've disappeard into tha void nat t'be heard or seen from 'gain. Very weird an' unnatural for 'em."

[Spiritmon]

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Kogeki makes his way to the forested portion of the forest, the singing he's hearing getting louder and more clear the deeper into the treeline he goes.  Following the sound, he eventually comes to a clearing where many pokemon are milling about, their attention seemingly focused on the source of the music.

On the edge of the clearing is a mechanical object that appears to be some kind of cross between a piano, a xylophone, and an organ.  A thin pokemon with blue eyes and long, flowing green hair decorated with a music staff like pattern is singing a beautiful song.  The sound is very relaxing and somewhat mesmerizing on its own, but halfway through the performance, the pokemon changes!  Their hair is suddenly bundled up in a spiral shape atop their head and has changed to an orange color along with their eyes becoming red.  The performance shifts primarily from singing to dancing, and the audience starts clapping along in time with the pokemon's steps.



Meloetta's Song: Relic Song Remaster by Zame - Pokemon Black and White

With this song
I shall quell
All fear

Tomorrow shall hold
No troubles to behold

Peaceful days are what we know
We have time to learn
And now, grow

To not, repeat
Mistakes of our past
Trust each other

Rest your, eyes now
Get well deserved rest
We will always have hope

The performance ends, and the audience starts clapping and yipping in applause.  The dancer bows before shifting back into the singer to bow in that form as well.

After things have settled down a little and the crowd starts to disperse, the singer walks over to a group with familiar looking pokemon sitting around a tree stump!  It doesn't take long for Espeon and Umbreon to notice Kogeki and call him over.  A horse pokemon with blue fur, an orange mane, and a small horn looks up briefly from the entercards on the stump to see who they're referring to before refocusing on what's in front of him.

"Oh hey Kogeki!  You should come meet our friends!"

"Did you come to see Meloetta's performance?  It's wonderful, isn't it?  We find it helps us relax while we're experimenting with new combinations of entercards.  You should join us.  It's a good chance for proper introductions."

Kogeki was speechless toward such spectable of music and dance from the mysterious singer. He silent for a while after such performance, until Espeon and Umbreon call him. He was a bit unprepared for such talk, but then he decided to go to their direction. "Yes. I did see the perfomance. Pretty awesome. Sorry if I not...good in looking relaxed or good in show emotions. As a warrior, I get used to show as little emotions as possible. It help to keep the mind focus in other things." Despite saying such things, he does eventually go in the direction of Umbreon and Espeon and see the introductions.

[no one]

Daxter shrugs as he feels the rain drops on him. "Double-edged sword. Not much we can do about it. Guess we can go to the right for now?"

[Dragonstrike]

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The reveal of their.....Dream Giver, Kuyrem, brought no small amount of shock along with the chill It's Name brought, causing her to look upon the two Dragons with disbelief and a little fear. Still, when Hyrdegion asked if they could move out she hesitantly nodded, almost daintily hopping off the bed and beside them, still looking somewhat out of it from her Dream and the recent news dumped upon her.

"Yes.....I believe I can move again. We need to meet with everyone quickly, share this Revelation, and plan out our next course before.....before anything more can surprise us."

On the way to Paradise, she has this to say to the axe drake and black 'n blue hydra, looking between the two with confusion and worry.

".....A Dragon God contacted me. Me, a simple....Rookidee, to share such an unbelievably important Message. In all of creation why? I'm not yet - I mean, what purpose do They have giving me this....this portent of Theirs? Instead of you, your.....Partner's friend, I guess? Or you, oh great Guardian? It....it doesn't make sense. Even the most aloof and illusive of the Gods would commune with It's followers or old rivals first than entrust such an important Message to a.....nobody like me."

She says the last part with more than a bit of distaste, but that was what she was now. A nobody, looking to make her way in the world and prove she can stand tall in it on her own merits.

A moment later she lets out a small *sigh* , before looking back to Haxorous.

"You....had some questions yourself earlier you wanted to ask, if I recall correctly? Speak them now, if you may. I.....perhaps it would take my mind off things. Anything to me center myself better after my.....Dream would be good, yes....."

Hydreigon closes his eyes and gives a very thought out response to Platina's wondering.  "As I mentioned earlier, Kyurem is able to see the future and predict its most likely course.  If he sent you a message, he likely thinks you have an important role to play in the coming events.  At least, that's how I see it."

Haxorus nods in agreement.  "And that likely also means something needs to be done to alter the current course of events.  We'll have to ask Kyurem when we find him."

Silence settles in as the trio continues towards Paradise, until Platina reminds Haxorus that he had questions to ask her.  "Hm?  Oh, right, I was about to ask you some questions.  Sorry, your revelation threw me for a bit of a loop.  To tell you the truth, though, most of my questions have been answered already.  Since your team just came from the Sand Continent, I was going to ask if you'd happened to have heard anything about Sue being in that area.  I think we can rule that out if she was meeting with Kyurem, though.  Makes me wonder if he summoned her too..."

He shakes his head, trying to avoid getting too lost in thought.  "Regardless, I do still have one question for you.  Your team is here to investigate strange weather patterns, yes?  Lately, we've had a lot more snow in the southern areas of the Mist Continent than usual.  Do you think that might be related to your team's own goals?"

After Platina answers that question, the trio continues onwards, eventually reaching Paradise.  After Haxorus inquiries with Quagsire where everyone is and gives Platina a quick rundown of who's who in Paradise, they head to the forest plaza to meet up with everyone.

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...Heck, Kee would not have imagined in his wildest dreams that there would be something more beautiful than Virizion, but there reality is to teach smol him otherwise: Yes there IS something more beautiful than Virizion, which is a sweetly smiling Virizion !!~ Kee's blush intensifies for short as he admires this beauty! and elegance! before the crittercoon manages to clear his mind enough to pay attention to more pressuring matters. Focus, Kee stay focused !! (>0<; )


He gives off his trademarked 'No big deal'-wave with a paw of his towards the green musketeermon for their words of it being very kind to take the time to help with the issue about missing Sue. "Ah please, now ya're flatterin' me!~ Gotta hang on to hope, and to dear-me it's only natural t'help where I can!!" He coughs, somewhat proud of himself now. How lucky that he managed to team up with the two Eeeveelutions, heck knows what would be the case if he would not have done so. In his mind he thanks Arcanine for encouraging him back there at Delphox's Guild.

With lots of attention and though Kee listens to what Dunsparce and Emolga tell him... And toput it frankly, he's kind of alarmed about it. "So dat means that lovely Sue has probably wandered of finto an 'specially dangerours AND far away Mystery Dungeon, most likely into an icy one...? 'Great Glacier' doesn't sound like tha most pleasant or chilled place t'be, but then again if Sue managed t'save y'all and restore hope, I bet she's strong and 'xperienced enough t'make it. I...Uh, DO wonder why she'd opt to GO ALONE h'wever, why she'd NAT take Haxorus with her...?" Kee throws questioning looks to each of the three Pokemon, knowing they're pressumably just as puzzled about this as he is. "Hydreigon mention'd somethin' 'bout the 'Bittercold'. Said 'it' was defeated an' all. Ya say this 'Great Glacier' is destroyed after 'its' defeat? Huh well... YOU and WE think that there's no reason for Sue t'go there, but I bet the purple highlights in my fur that she DOES have any reason t'go there if that's where she headed to, even if only SHE knows said reason. If training an' mere adventure or dungeoncrawlin' would be what she aimed for, she could 'ave chosen any hard Mystery Dungeon and NAT a destroyed an' significant one like that one, ya understand what Imma tryin' t'say...?" Ugh, nope, Kee does not like the feeling and foreshadowing he's getting here, it causes him to shiver and grimace for a moment.

Again he shakes himself, stretches his furry body, then eagerly nods towards Virizion. "'F course I will let ya know of any update, yessss! Happeh to join ya to that forest plaza too!~ *cue wide smile* Ah well, my an' Team OS's special mission... *cough* Basically, we're on that lookout for a specific runaway 'Mon: Braixen. A rather sassy one even. For her own reasons tha dear daughter of our Guildmaster Delphox has chosen t'turn her back to that Guild, betcha that's anythin' but good news to our Guildmaster. Has there, by mere chance, any sightings or word of that teenage fox 'round Paradise? And while we're on it, did ya notice any weird strorms plaquing the area as of lately? One of our Guildmaster' best Team's been sent out t'investigate, but they've disappeard into tha void nat t'be heard or seen from 'gain. Very weird an' unnatural for 'em."

"That's the million Poké question, isn't it?  Why would she go adventuring by herself?  'Course, she's human and all, so I can't really claim to entirely understand her.  Maybe she really does know something we don't?"

"I'm not really worried about her safety, to be honest.  She's plenty confident and experienced.  But do you really think she'd go to the Great Glacier?"

Virizion shakes her head.  "As far as we know, there isn't anything there besides ice, ice, and more ice.  Nobody's seen Kyurem since the Bittercold's destruction, after all.  And as Emolga said earlier, she'd need Entercards to be able to reach that remote location, and Espeon and Umbreon don't know her whereabouts either."

"I suppose you're right...it'd sure be a lot easier if we had any kind of clues about where she went, though."

Virizion moves the topic right along to Kee's questions as they walk towards the forest plaza.

"A Braixen and a high ranking Team from Delphox's Guild...?  Hmmm....neither of those ring any bells, if I'm being honest."

"Oh, but there has been more snow in this area than usual lately.  Do you think that counts as a weird storm?"

"Yeah, you can still see some of it around the residential area.  We don't usually get snow this frequently, especially at this time of year.  It's kind of weird that it's snow and not rain."

"It's definitely been a bit colder than usual.  I couldn't possibly imagine why, though.  Maybe it's related to what you're looking into, Kee."

The group of pokemon eventually reaches the forest plaza, chatting along the way.

Kogeki was speechless toward such spectable of music and dance from the mysterious singer. He silent for a while after such performance, until Espeon and Umbreon call him. He was a bit unprepared for such talk, but then he decided to go to their direction. "Yes. I did see the perfomance. Pretty awesome. Sorry if I not...good in looking relaxed or good in show emotions. As a warrior, I get used to show as little emotions as possible. It help to keep the mind focus in other things." Despite saying such things, he does eventually go in the direction of Umbreon and Espeon and see the introductions.

Friends in Paradise: Our First Meeting - PMD: Gates to Infinity

"So, formal introductions.  Meloetta, Keldeo, this is Kogeki, a member of Team Omega Seekers from the Sand Continent."

"And Kogeki, this is Meloetta, a very talented songstress and dancer.  And the Water type over here is Keldeo, our primary partner in Entercard and Magnagate research."

Meloetta claps her hands in excitement and smiles.  "Oh, how nice to see you've made a new friend, Espeon and Umbreon.  It's a pleasure to meet you, Kogeki.  And my prince feels much the same way."  She shifts forms suddenly, and the dancer is bowing to Kogeki in greeting moments later.  "As my princess said, it is a pleasure to meet you, noble Riolu.  Though you are unlike any Riolu we have seen before, you are welcome here at our Musical Paradise."

Keldeo looks up from his work.  "Hm?  Oh, hi.  Didn't see you there.  Sorry, I was caught up in my research.  I'm on the verge of a breakthrough!  It could change Magnagate travel as we know it!"

"You keep saying that, Keldeo, but you haven't actually shown us anything yet."

"Well it's almost ready.  Just imagine being able to go anywhere via Magnagates, but without having to go through a Mystery Dungeon!  I'm so close to figuring it out!"

Singer Meloetta is back now, and chuckles.  "Isn't it wonderful getting to be among friends in this peaceful time?"

This is around when Kee and Virizion's group arrive at the scene, and the two members of Team Omega Seekers are introduced to everyone they haven't met yet.

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After the members of Teams OS and Paradise have had a chance to chat, that's when Platina, Hydreigon, and Haxorus arrive.  Most of the members of Team Paradise perk up as soon as they see Haxorus.

"Haxorus!  You're back!"

"'Bout time.  What took you so long?"

"Sorry if I worried anyone.  Searching for clues about Sue took longer than I was expecting."

"Did you find anything out?"

"Yeah, did you learn anything?  We're all dying to find out where she is!"

"Initially, no.  Nobody in Noe Town had seen her, and there aren't any records of her having taken the Lapras Travel Liner from there either.  It's almost as if she'd vanished into thin air.  But thanks to this little bird here, we might finally have something substantial to go off of.  It's just a hunch, though."

"A hunch is better than nothing.  So, what'd you discover?"

"There's a chance that she might have gone to talk with Kyurem."

The entire group falls silent until Meloetta breaks it.

"As in the same Kyurem that was bent on aiding the Bittercold in destroying the world?  That is how it went, right, my prince?"

"That is what I recall as well, my princess.  Hmmmm...how curious..."

The entire group begins conversing amongst themselves, wondering what this revelation might mean.

*rolls*

Note For Platina

Platina notices something odd in the middle of the ensuing discussion thanks to her experience with Etiquette: there's one pokemon that isn't talking with anybody at all about it.  The Colt pokemon, Keldeo.  He seems to be trying to avoid conversation, in fact.  Rather odd behavior, considering the situation.

"Nobody's seen Kyurem since the Bittercold's defeat and the destruction of Glacier Palace, though.  How would she have learned where he's hiding?"

"I don't know.  We have a name for the location, though: the Glacial Ruins."

"Glacial Ruins?  Is that a Mystery Dungeon we've explored already?"

"I don't think we've been there before, Emolga..."

"Do you suppose it's a new Mystery Dungeon, Umbreon?  It's definitely not on any of our maps."

"We can probably work on an Entercard combination that'll get us there, but we need to know where it is first."

Hydreigon interrupts the discussion.  "Everyone settle down.  I'm sure we can figure out where it is and how we can get there.  We just need to think about it as a group.  Maybe our guests have some ideas as well."

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Daxter shrugs as he feels the rain drops on him. "Double-edged sword. Not much we can do about it. Guess we can go to the right for now?"

Team Night Wardens takes the right-side path, following the marks left behind by native pokemon as they push through the foliage.

   

The southern path is blocked by a fallen tree.  It looks like it may have been knocked over by something, and there's a large number of footprints on the ground.  At a glance, a large number of pokemon were in this area.  Determining who or what would require further investigation, however.

The path Team NW has been following continues to north, unobstructed.

Dedenne looks around warily.  "I'm not picking up any wild pokemon in the area with my whiskers.  I think it's safe for now."

"We shouldn't linger for too long, though.  Never know what might be hiding in the bushes."

Snom looks around nervously, while Rowlet stoically keeps watch on the surroundings as the rain continues to fall.

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Friends in Paradise: Our First Meeting - PMD: Gates to Infinity

"So, formal introductions.  Meloetta, Keldeo, this is Kogeki, a member of Team Omega Seekers from the Sand Continent."

"And Kogeki, this is Meloetta, a very talented songstress and dancer.  And the Water type over here is Keldeo, our primary partner in Entercard and Magnagate research."

Meloetta claps her hands in excitement and smiles.  "Oh, how nice to see you've made a new friend, Espeon and Umbreon.  It's a pleasure to meet you, Kogeki.  And my prince feels much the same way."  She shifts forms suddenly, and the dancer is bowing to Kogeki in greeting moments later.  "As my princess said, it is a pleasure to meet you, noble Riolu.  Though you are unlike any Riolu we have seen before, you are welcome here at our Musical Paradise."

Keldeo looks up from his work.  "Hm?  Oh, hi.  Didn't see you there.  Sorry, I was caught up in my research.  I'm on the verge of a breakthrough!  It could change Magnagate travel as we know it!"

"You keep saying that, Keldeo, but you haven't actually shown us anything yet."

"Well it's almost ready.  Just imagine being able to go anywhere via Magnagates, but without having to go through a Mystery Dungeon!  I'm so close to figuring it out!"

Singer Meloetta is back now, and chuckles.  "Isn't it wonderful getting to be among friends in this peaceful time?"

This is around when Kee and Virizion's group arrive at the scene, and the two members of Team Omega Seekers are introduced to everyone they haven't met yet.

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After the members of Teams OS and Paradise have had a chance to chat, that's when Platina, Hydreigon, and Haxorus arrive.  Most of the members of Team Paradise perk up as soon as they see Haxorus.

"Haxorus!  You're back!"

"'Bout time.  What took you so long?"

"Sorry if I worried anyone.  Searching for clues about Sue took longer than I was expecting."

"Did you find anything out?"

"Yeah, did you learn anything?  We're all dying to find out where she is!"

"Initially, no.  Nobody in Noe Town had seen her, and there aren't any records of her having taken the Lapras Travel Liner from there either.  It's almost as if she'd vanished into thin air.  But thanks to this little bird here, we might finally have something substantial to go off of.  It's just a hunch, though."

"A hunch is better than nothing.  So, what'd you discover?"

"There's a chance that she might have gone to talk with Kyurem."

The entire group falls silent until Meloetta breaks it.

"As in the same Kyurem that was bent on aiding the Bittercold in destroying the world?  That is how it went, right, my prince?"

"That is what I recall as well, my princess.  Hmmmm...how curious..."

The entire group begins conversing amongst themselves, wondering what this revelation might mean.

*rolls*

Note For Platina

Platina notices something odd in the middle of the ensuing discussion thanks to her experience with Etiquette: there's one pokemon that isn't talking with anybody at all about it.  The Colt pokemon, Keldeo.  He seems to be trying to avoid conversation, in fact.  Rather odd behavior, considering the situation.

"Nobody's seen Kyurem since the Bittercold's defeat and the destruction of Glacier Palace, though.  How would she have learned where he's hiding?"

"I don't know.  We have a name for the location, though: the Glacial Ruins."

"Glacial Ruins?  Is that a Mystery Dungeon we've explored already?"

"I don't think we've been there before, Emolga..."

"Do you suppose it's a new Mystery Dungeon, Umbreon?  It's definitely not on any of our maps."

"We can probably work on an Entercard combination that'll get us there, but we need to know where it is first."

Hydreigon interrupts the discussion.  "Everyone settle down.  I'm sure we can figure out where it is and how we can get there.  We just need to think about it as a group.  Maybe our guests have some ideas as well."

Kogeki also bows in respect toward Meloetta. "The honor is mine. You do have a point in me be a different kind of Riolu. You could say I a delta variant. Instead of be a Fighting-type I ghost-type. Also...you have a really odd aura." Then he looks at Meloetta. "...Or should I say "Auras". Its almost like two auras in the same body...two souls. You also have a odd Pokemon Meloetta." Kogeki then cough and apologize. "My apologies. There so many things I dont know about this region there some interesting things. Dont take my comment in a negative way." Kogeki just bow in respect toward Keldeo.

Kogeki most of the time was silent analyzing the information received. "As far as I get of information, Victini last see her when she ask to roll the wheel and something about she preparing for some adventure. Perhaps she about to go to that possible Mystery Dungeon? And Kyurem..."

Kogeki go silent for a few more seconds and then sights. "Isn't Kyurem some kind of Legendary Pokemon? A Ice Dragon? Why Sue would talk with such powerful being? And you guys think that Kyurem problably kipnap her for some reason? Or did something or someone attack them? It could be dangerous if something is capable to do such thing against a Legend."

"I think we should check out, to see if we can find any clue about Sue."